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NWS Issues Short-Term Thunderstorm Alerts Across Oregon, Alabama and Michigan With 40 mph Gusts, Marble-Sized Hail

Frequent Doppler updates are prompting brief county warnings focused on indoor shelter with wet-road precautions.

Overview

  • The latest alerts Sunday night included Calhoun as well as St. Joseph and Branch counties in Michigan, with warnings issued around 10:21–10:23 p.m. EDT through 11 p.m.
  • Earlier notices covered parts of Alabama, including Perry, Bibb, Chilton, Greene, Marion, Fayette, Winston and Walker counties, with storms tracked near towns such as Parnell and Carbon Hill.
  • Some storms were forecast to produce marble-sized hail of about 0.5 inches, noted in Baldwin County, Alabama, and Cass County, Michigan.
  • Doppler radar reports detailed storm positions, movement speeds and directions, with one alert listing impacts along Indiana’s I‑69 near mile marker 357 and I‑80 between mile markers 118 and 142.
  • The National Weather Service cautioned that gusts near 40 mph could down tree limbs and move unsecured objects, urging people outdoors to seek indoor shelter and to drive cautiously in heavy rain.